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tacky

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tacky in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. tastelessly showy
    "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
    brassy  cheap  flash  flashy  garish  gaudy  gimcrack  loud  meretricious  tacky  tatty  tawdry  trashy 
  2. (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch
    "tacky varnish"
    tacky 
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